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it struck from kentucky to missouri to ohio up into indiana and illinois. dr. greg forbes of the weather channel put a rough estimate at a possible 40 tornadoes across the country. >> those are
it struck from kentucky to missouri to ohio up into indiana and illinois. dr. greg forbes of the weather channel put a rough estimate at a possible 40 tornadoes across the country. >> those are
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illinois went today. before today, before this big vote in illinois today, the last state to move forward on marriage equality was new jersey just a couple of weeks ago. the state legislature in new jersey had passed a bill to recognize marriage equality in the garden state, but chris christie vetoed it. when the courts in new jersey said marriages could go ahead in the state, the governor appealed their ruling and vowed to fight. but then after the state supreme court weighed in against governor christie again, he did cave and let marriages go ahead in new jersey over his objections. tonight, of course, he was re-elected in new jersey by the large margin that was expected. new jersey by large disagreed with their governor on his marriage veto but liked him well enough to give him a second term. new jersey voters did not agree with their governor on the minimum wage. just like with marriage, the legislature passed a bill to raise the minimum wage, but he vetoed it. tonight, voters overruled their governor
illinois went today. before today, before this big vote in illinois today, the last state to move forward on marriage equality was new jersey just a couple of weeks ago. the state legislature in new jersey had passed a bill to recognize marriage equality in the garden state, but chris christie vetoed it. when the courts in new jersey said marriages could go ahead in the state, the governor appealed their ruling and vowed to fight. but then after the state supreme court weighed in against...
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at least two people were killed in southern illinois. remember, gave you that three confirmed off the top of the newscast. three people are saying a category ef-4 twister hit. this is the one that janice dean was talking about. winds in excess of 166 miles an hour. the county coroner said an elderly man and his sister died in their farm house in the town of new minden in this area. joining us now by phone, the mayor, mayor, thank you for being us. >> thank you. >> what did you live through today? >> well, i live on the south part of new minden which didn't get hit. actually, the whole town for the most part didn't get hit. just a lot of tree damage. but it was to the north of us, right on the edge of our city limits that got it. i lived through winds. it was very strong. and we've seen it coming through the field. it went around. for the post part. >> i know we are trying to get e-mail. what people are looking at is washington. as we get new minen in, we'll pop it up on the screen but so much of the community there looks much like what w
at least two people were killed in southern illinois. remember, gave you that three confirmed off the top of the newscast. three people are saying a category ef-4 twister hit. this is the one that janice dean was talking about. winds in excess of 166 miles an hour. the county coroner said an elderly man and his sister died in their farm house in the town of new minden in this area. joining us now by phone, the mayor, mayor, thank you for being us. >> thank you. >> what did you live...
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do you think that changes once people can get married in illinois? >> i sure hope so. there was a chairman of the republican party in our state who fairs marriage equality and he was drummed out of the party basically, kicked out. >> it was really special i think two weeks ago to -- that led to the passage of the bill, it was very rev rent and important debate, people listened and spoke from the heart and that's what it's all about, that's what democracy is all about. our state's a big state, we're the fifth largest in the country. >> as governor perry is in texas, i've got to ask your reaction to his decision to refuse to afford equal treatment to all married couples among service members. he's now adding additional things that same-sex service members, families are not allowed to do in the state of texas. i went to iraq and afghanistan a couple of years ago with governor perry, as a matter of fact i was his roommate and i was sentenced to the harshest punishment known to man, seven days on the road to rick perry. i don't agree with him on his position on discriminati
do you think that changes once people can get married in illinois? >> i sure hope so. there was a chairman of the republican party in our state who fairs marriage equality and he was drummed out of the party basically, kicked out. >> it was really special i think two weeks ago to -- that led to the passage of the bill, it was very rev rent and important debate, people listened and spoke from the heart and that's what it's all about, that's what democracy is all about. our state's a...
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on screen left, manhattan, illinois. screen right is washington illinois. these are two of the areas hardest hit. now only 24 hours after the storms hit. we're looking at at least eight people who died in these storms. many others are left without any sort of shelter and without their homes and many other injuries and one of our big stories. live images on the screen. we'll keep you posted as we hear more. jon: as you can see parts of midwest are a mess on earth but we're minutes away from an unmaned rocket launch to mars. it is nasa's 21st mission to the red planet. they are sending a row robotic explorer named maven looking to see whether mars ever could have supported life. so what are they looking for up there? cory powell, "discover" magazine editor-at-large joins us now. he knows what they're looking for. >> i know what they're looking for. jon: what are they looking for? >> mars today is a dead planet or maybe if you're an optimist it's a drying planet. it is dry, cold, inhospitable placement everything we've seen from the rovers, everything we know
on screen left, manhattan, illinois. screen right is washington illinois. these are two of the areas hardest hit. now only 24 hours after the storms hit. we're looking at at least eight people who died in these storms. many others are left without any sort of shelter and without their homes and many other injuries and one of our big stories. live images on the screen. we'll keep you posted as we hear more. jon: as you can see parts of midwest are a mess on earth but we're minutes away from an...
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illinois went today. before today, before this big vote in illinois today, the last state to move forward on marriage equality was, of course, new jersey, just a couple of weeks ago. the state legislature in new jersey had passed a bill to recognize marriage equality in the garden state, but republican governor chris christie vetoed it. when the courts of new jersey said marriages could go ahead in the state, governor christie appealed their ruling, and vowed to fight. bu but then after the state supreme court ruled against him again, he did eventually cave and let marriages go ahead in new jersey over his objections. well, tonight, of course, governor chris christie was re-elected in new jersey by the large margin that was expected in more than 20-point margin. new jersey, by large, disagreed with their governor on his marriage veto. but they still liked him well enough to give him a second term in office. new jersey voters also did not agree with their governor on the minimum wage. just like with marria
illinois went today. before today, before this big vote in illinois today, the last state to move forward on marriage equality was, of course, new jersey, just a couple of weeks ago. the state legislature in new jersey had passed a bill to recognize marriage equality in the garden state, but republican governor chris christie vetoed it. when the courts of new jersey said marriages could go ahead in the state, governor christie appealed their ruling, and vowed to fight. bu but then after the...
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two fatalities are reported in michigan to go along with six in illinois. correspondent mike tobin has the latest tonight from the central ill now town of washington. >> father who art in heaven >> reporter:. >> reporter: with wind between 170 and 190 miles per hour a massive tornado descended on washington, illinois. it was a matter of minutes between the wail of the sirens and the roar of the funnel cloud. a storm chaser was caught in the middle of it. >> it's not like it is in the movies. i didn't see a pretty blue center. i did look up. the debris was unbelievable. it was very dark. the wind, i can't really describe. it was a sound of just, you know, they say freight train but it's just a roar that's just ear piercing. >> reporter: as quickly as it hit it left behind a carved path of destruction. homes ripped to the ground. cars tossed around. lives devastated. >> i saw people with blood dripping. i mean people yelling, are you in there? people with axes knocking stuff to get to people. >> reporter: new menden, illinois, a tornado ripped his farmer and
two fatalities are reported in michigan to go along with six in illinois. correspondent mike tobin has the latest tonight from the central ill now town of washington. >> father who art in heaven >> reporter:. >> reporter: with wind between 170 and 190 miles per hour a massive tornado descended on washington, illinois. it was a matter of minutes between the wail of the sirens and the roar of the funnel cloud. a storm chaser was caught in the middle of it. >> it's not like...
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of year, really incredible volume of storms. >> reporter: governor quinn said this is a record for illinois in terms of devastating storms to hit this late in the year. if you start looking at the record, after 1950, we haven't seen this kind of destruction in the midwest, in this number of tornadoes. certainly with a tornado reaching as far north as it has, into michigan. we haven't seen that in a half new york shep. >> incredible,. >>> some chilling video from one eye witness as a tornado destroyed nearby houses in washington, illinois. listen as he praise the "our father." >> hour father who -- give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, should we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. amen. >> incredible shot out the window from a payments on zoom, and the words and the pictures in real-time. an their corey took the video and is with us. how are you and yours? >> anthony are you there? >> i'm doing good. how are you? >> i'm very well. you're the one who has been through it all. how about your family and neighb
of year, really incredible volume of storms. >> reporter: governor quinn said this is a record for illinois in terms of devastating storms to hit this late in the year. if you start looking at the record, after 1950, we haven't seen this kind of destruction in the midwest, in this number of tornadoes. certainly with a tornado reaching as far north as it has, into michigan. we haven't seen that in a half new york shep. >> incredible,. >>> some chilling video from one eye...
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the state assembly in illinois voted in favor of legal recognition of same-sex marriages in illinois. that vote in the state assembly today puts illinois on track to be the 15th state in the nation that will legally recognize marriages by straight couples and gay couples. this is the map of marriage equality in the country right now. with this vote, an illinois becomes the largest new state in the heart of the country to recognize marriage equality after minnesota and iowa. after wandering which states will be next, watch hawaii and new mexico. the debate is on right now in the legislature in hawaii. the vote could really come at any minute. in new mexico, the matter is in court right now. the ruling is expected in the next few weeks. hawai before this big vote in illinois, the last vote on marriage equality was in new jersey. the state less lat legislature add bill, but governor chris christi vetoed it. he vowed to fight. but then after the state supreme court weighed in against governor christi again he did cave. and he let marriages go in new jersey over his objections. tonight chr
the state assembly in illinois voted in favor of legal recognition of same-sex marriages in illinois. that vote in the state assembly today puts illinois on track to be the 15th state in the nation that will legally recognize marriages by straight couples and gay couples. this is the map of marriage equality in the country right now. with this vote, an illinois becomes the largest new state in the heart of the country to recognize marriage equality after minnesota and iowa. after wandering...
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a prominent illinois lawmaker tweeted the decision. the president tweeted michelle and i are overjoyed for the couples. the first visitors were welcomed by the residents themselves. the president and mrs. obama. the video of the receiving line streamed on the white house website, with dogs bo and sunny mingling with the crowd. tours were cancelled in march when across the boards kicked in. >>> secretary of state john kerry is hoping to give a boost to middle east peace talks today. he arrived today ahead of meetings with the prime minister and palestinian president. but first he visited a memorial to slain peace advocate yitzhak rabin. kerry convinced the two sides to reopen talks in july but so far they have made no progress at all. >>> an under way in canada after a frightening ordeal. passengers from morocco touched down safely but a fire broke out under their plane. more from abc's david kerley. >> an emergency evacuation, slides deploying, passengers leaping to safety. this was no small fire, a blaze under the 767 that just landed
a prominent illinois lawmaker tweeted the decision. the president tweeted michelle and i are overjoyed for the couples. the first visitors were welcomed by the residents themselves. the president and mrs. obama. the video of the receiving line streamed on the white house website, with dogs bo and sunny mingling with the crowd. tours were cancelled in march when across the boards kicked in. >>> secretary of state john kerry is hoping to give a boost to middle east peace talks today. he...
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. >>> and illinois is about to become the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage. the state's house of representatives approved the measure yesterday. the senate passed it back on valentine's day. governor pat quinn, who was in the chamber when the house voted, says he is set to sign it into law. the first gay marriages could take place in illinois coming up in june. >>> new gallup poll makes for some rough reading for president obama. it finds the president's approval rating at 39%, one point above his all-time low. meanwhile, 53% disapprove of the job president obama is doing. that's just one point under his record. >>> those numbers, clearly a reflection of how voters are feeling about the launch of the health care program. problems with healthcare.gov getting another airing on capitol hill today when secretary kathleen sebelius testifies before a senate committee. president obama may field more questions when he attends a health care event in dallas. enrollment numbers for the site will be released next week. >>> and north of the border now. a bombshell has bee
. >>> and illinois is about to become the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage. the state's house of representatives approved the measure yesterday. the senate passed it back on valentine's day. governor pat quinn, who was in the chamber when the house voted, says he is set to sign it into law. the first gay marriages could take place in illinois coming up in june. >>> new gallup poll makes for some rough reading for president obama. it finds the president's approval...
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. >> and in case you're wondering, california, pennsylvania, and illinois could be next to legalize their own versions of online gambling, john. >> thanks. a piece of movie history sold for $4 million here in new york city. it's one of the original maltese falcons statutette. we had it last month. it is one of the most expensive movie and tv pieces ever sold at an auction. >>> now the story of a dog tracked for days cut off from the outside world without friends or puppy chat. how one teacher and an army of rescuers helped set it free, next. [ male announcer at red lobster, we pull our seafood from the best waters on earth... like the cold alaskan seas. it's the cleanes clearest water. a haven for crab. [ male announcer ] and the unspoiled cst of maine. maine lobster is the tastiest, the sweetest. [ male announcer ] we serve it the only way seafood should be... prepared to order by experts. if i wouldn't eat it, i'm not gonna serve it. [ le announcer nd delivered hot from our kitchen, right your table. ♪ that's how sea food differently. now get ten dollars off any two seafood bakes, cra
. >> and in case you're wondering, california, pennsylvania, and illinois could be next to legalize their own versions of online gambling, john. >> thanks. a piece of movie history sold for $4 million here in new york city. it's one of the original maltese falcons statutette. we had it last month. it is one of the most expensive movie and tv pieces ever sold at an auction. >>> now the story of a dog tracked for days cut off from the outside world without friends or puppy...
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. >>> and a line of severe storms may have spawned a tornado in southern illinois. trees were knocked down and several homes were damaged. some roads were closed while crews removed debris. more than a foot of rain fell in central texas, killing at least two people. in austin more than a thousand people were evacuated. many had to be rescued from the raging waters. more than 5,000 homes in the area have been damaged or destroyed. and in kansas city the storm may have caused a school bus to plunge into a fast-moving creek. the bus landed on its side and the kids climbed on top. officials say there were ten elementary schoolchildren on board. this happened thursday afternoon 20 mimes southeast of wichita. officials say the driver probably drove through a rain-flooded road and fell off the bridge. the driver and one child were slightly injured. the rest are okay. >>> six people, according to a new document, that's how many people enrolled on the first day president obama's health care law went online. it didn't get much bet over the next few weeks. susan mcginnis is in
. >>> and a line of severe storms may have spawned a tornado in southern illinois. trees were knocked down and several homes were damaged. some roads were closed while crews removed debris. more than a foot of rain fell in central texas, killing at least two people. in austin more than a thousand people were evacuated. many had to be rescued from the raging waters. more than 5,000 homes in the area have been damaged or destroyed. and in kansas city the storm may have caused a school...
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. >>> marriage equality advocates in illinois are celebrating a major victory now that the illinois house has approved a long delayed same-sex marriage bill. governor pat quinn is expected to sign that bill by the end of the month. once signed, illinois becomes the 15th state to recognize same-sex marriage. last night president obama praised legislators in his former home state. >>> as marriage equality advocates in the united states look to illinois as another triumph in their fight, the recent arrests of two norwegian journalists in russia is once again putting a spotlight on that country's anti-gay climate. two norwegian journalists were detained on their way to cover the sochi preparations, the site of the winter olympics has been plagued by the country's recent passage of an anti-gay law. our thomas roberts is in russia. he's there all week co-hosting the miss universe pageant. he's also getting a firsthand look at the impact russia's laws are having on the lgbt community ahead of the sochi winter olympics. thomas, good to see you again. first of all, what are you hearing from those
. >>> marriage equality advocates in illinois are celebrating a major victory now that the illinois house has approved a long delayed same-sex marriage bill. governor pat quinn is expected to sign that bill by the end of the month. once signed, illinois becomes the 15th state to recognize same-sex marriage. last night president obama praised legislators in his former home state. >>> as marriage equality advocates in the united states look to illinois as another triumph in...
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about a year and a half after that, february of 2008, northern illinois university. around 3:00 in the afternoon, a former grad student from the school returned to campus and burst into one of the main lecture halls on campus. he was a 27-year-old man armed with three handguns and a shotgun that he had hidden in a guitar case. he ran on to the stage in the front of a lecture hall and he started shooting at the students in the hall. by the time authorities arrived on scene, only about two minutes later, five students had already been killed, 21 had already been injured and the gunman had shot and killed himself. written accounts of those two horrible, horrible mass shootings, northern illinois university in '08, the amish schoolhouse shooting in '06, written accounts of those two shootings were among the items discovered in the newtown, connecticut, home of the shooter in the sandy hook elementary school shootings. at adam lanza's home, investigators found and catalogued a "new york times" article from february 2008 about the shooting at northern illinois university,
about a year and a half after that, february of 2008, northern illinois university. around 3:00 in the afternoon, a former grad student from the school returned to campus and burst into one of the main lecture halls on campus. he was a 27-year-old man armed with three handguns and a shotgun that he had hidden in a guitar case. he ran on to the stage in the front of a lecture hall and he started shooting at the students in the hall. by the time authorities arrived on scene, only about two...
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illinois passed it's marriage equality law last week and the governor there is going to make illinois the 16th state to okay same-sx marriage. to characterize it's direct town right now, i think it would be fair to say that same-sex marriage rights are advancing, and rapidly, and they are not just legally advancing, they are advancing in broad terms. as of this summer, a clear majority of americans favored marriage equality for the whole country. among moderates it was 63%. among independent voters it's 53%. among women it's 56%. that's where the country is at right now on this issue, and it's getting more so all the tile. since the supreme court's decision on the defense of marriage act this summer, more and more states have moved toward equalizing their marriage laws. and when that happens inside a state, the sky tends not to fall. and therefore the arguments about how terrible same-sex marriage would be for that state, tend to hold even les sway than they might have held. this is a public opinion train that has left the station. but, among the national tier republican politicians,
illinois passed it's marriage equality law last week and the governor there is going to make illinois the 16th state to okay same-sx marriage. to characterize it's direct town right now, i think it would be fair to say that same-sex marriage rights are advancing, and rapidly, and they are not just legally advancing, they are advancing in broad terms. as of this summer, a clear majority of americans favored marriage equality for the whole country. among moderates it was 63%. among independent...
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the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, i want to thank my colleagues, senator collins of maine, senator klobuchar of minnesota, for bringing this issue of alzheimer's before the senate for consideration with this resolution, and i ask unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor to the resolution that they have introduced. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president, i might also add that yesterday, i introduced a resolution on the same subject and was happy to have senator collins as a cosponsor, along with several other colleagues who have joined me. they include senators mikulski, tim johnson, menendez, wicker, moran and markey. the goal -- i won't go through all of the important statistics that have been related during this floor presentation by my colleagues, but our goal is to make sure that the national plan which is being developed to address alzheimer's is carried out. we want to reinforce the initial steps toward greater investment and finding answers. i think everyone is on tha
the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, i want to thank my colleagues, senator collins of maine, senator klobuchar of minnesota, for bringing this issue of alzheimer's before the senate for consideration with this resolution, and i ask unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor to the resolution that they have introduced. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president, i might also add that yesterday, i introduced a resolution on the...
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purported to identify closely with president lincoln, announcing his candidacy in 2007 in springfield, illinois. the city lincoln called home. a concert for his first presidential inauguration was held at the lincoln memorial. evidence sworn into office both times using the lincoln bible. from the pittsburgh tribune review, celine says the reaction has been shock. people are stunned. what are people saying? >> well, even amongst his most ardent supporters in town and people who don't agree with him politically, they are stunned by his decision not to attend the gettysburg address. it's the 150th anniversary, one of the most pivotal speeches in our nation's history. it was one of the worst times that the country was going through. lincoln goes to town and decides,s you know, the does this the two-minute speech that's 270 words long. you know, the townspeople wanted the president to be there. today thought it would be a moment to bridge this historical moment and bring it to the president. he decides not to come and they are disappointed. >> he's sending the interior secretary which is, you know,
purported to identify closely with president lincoln, announcing his candidacy in 2007 in springfield, illinois. the city lincoln called home. a concert for his first presidential inauguration was held at the lincoln memorial. evidence sworn into office both times using the lincoln bible. from the pittsburgh tribune review, celine says the reaction has been shock. people are stunned. what are people saying? >> well, even amongst his most ardent supporters in town and people who don't...
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we have a look at the devastation in communities like washington, illinois. the pictures you are about to see have stunning. martha: how about this? the crack-smoking mayor of toronto is at it again. this time watch this. he takes out a 60-year-old woman. he's like a bull in a china shop. he has a tough time getting around that room. there she goes. bill: he caught her on the way down. points for recovery. george zimmerman arrested again. we have the 911 calls from florida. >> i'm doing this again. you just broke my glass table, you broke my sunglasses and put your gun in my face and told me to get out. this is not your house. get out of here. ey tell you whaf needs fixing, and what stuff can wait. high-five! arg! brakes, tires, oil, everything. (whistling) martha: officials in the philippines are in the process of evacuating the victims from last week's monster typhoons. people are still showing up at the airport as they try to catch a flight to another near by island. the storm tore through the country more than a week ago. bill: a new report showing the ob
we have a look at the devastation in communities like washington, illinois. the pictures you are about to see have stunning. martha: how about this? the crack-smoking mayor of toronto is at it again. this time watch this. he takes out a 60-year-old woman. he's like a bull in a china shop. he has a tough time getting around that room. there she goes. bill: he caught her on the way down. points for recovery. george zimmerman arrested again. we have the 911 calls from florida. >> i'm doing...
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more likely in florida eight times more likely oklahoma eighteen times louisiana twenty three times in illinois and incredible thirty three times more likely overall life without parole sentences for all crimes have quadrupled since one thousand nine hundred two and just to give you some more perspective here's a breakdown of just one state's exponential growth in. handing out these life sentences and one hundred seventy one hundred forty three people in louisiana were serving life without parole at the end of two thousand and twelve that number to increase to four thousand six hundred and thirty seven so why should you care about people who have disappeared into the prison a big. well besides the destroyed lives and shattered families that this kind of policy leads to the financial cost to taxpayers as a man the average yearly price to keep an elderly prisoner in jail is sixty to seventy thousand dollars. estimate that if nonviolent offenses were eligible for life without parole sentencing taxpayers would save a whopping one point eight billion dollars so what can be done for the thousands of
more likely in florida eight times more likely oklahoma eighteen times louisiana twenty three times in illinois and incredible thirty three times more likely overall life without parole sentences for all crimes have quadrupled since one thousand nine hundred two and just to give you some more perspective here's a breakdown of just one state's exponential growth in. handing out these life sentences and one hundred seventy one hundred forty three people in louisiana were serving life without...
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now more from manhattan, illinois, with the latest. garrett? >> reporter: steve, you can see crews are getting back out this morning beginning to fix those power lines, open up these neighborhoods again. people are getting back to these homes that they had to leave yesterday. officials say as they they're surveying the area this morning, they'll get a better idea of how widespread this damage is throughout the region. the worst damage we are seeing is in washington. that is the tornado that maria was talking about, the winds between 160 and 200 miles an hour, demolished entire neighborhoods there. search p rescue teams were on the ground throughout the afternoon and evening last night looking for anyone that was injured there. we are told dozens and dozens of people were injured. they're going to be continuing those efforts this morning. the illinois national guard is on scene as well assisting with the search and rescue efforts. we will continue to get updates throughout this morning on just what the situation looks like as the sun comes up ag
now more from manhattan, illinois, with the latest. garrett? >> reporter: steve, you can see crews are getting back out this morning beginning to fix those power lines, open up these neighborhoods again. people are getting back to these homes that they had to leave yesterday. officials say as they they're surveying the area this morning, they'll get a better idea of how widespread this damage is throughout the region. the worst damage we are seeing is in washington. that is the tornado...
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in fact this week president obama declared 17 counties in southern and central illinois as disaster areas. that opens up grant money to give them home loans to get their homes back in shape again and renovated and give them short term housing to get through all this. also yesterday, the black hawks charities, the chicago black hawks hockey team, rounded up donations as well, the governor is here. but even though they lost everything the giving still continues and will continue long after thanksgiving. >> all right, ross is here with the head lines. so broncos have something to celebrate today. >> they are very thankful on this thanksgiving. open heart surgery earlier in the month, for the coach of the broncos. the plan is to either have him in the coach's box upstairs or on the sideline on december 8th. >>> time to cowboy up because the dallas cowboys running wild against the oakland raiders, three touches, fancy football points and rally back from a 14 point deficit, 31-24, dallas in first place in the nfc east, 7 and 5 record. >>> green bay packers, matthew stafford had a monster day, 3
in fact this week president obama declared 17 counties in southern and central illinois as disaster areas. that opens up grant money to give them home loans to get their homes back in shape again and renovated and give them short term housing to get through all this. also yesterday, the black hawks charities, the chicago black hawks hockey team, rounded up donations as well, the governor is here. but even though they lost everything the giving still continues and will continue long after...
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line.republican chicago, illinois. caller: everybody who complains about republicans -- we live here in illinois and we have a vetoproof senate and a vetoproof house. stand orlicans cannot stop our financial fiasco. we are the worst in the country, if not second-worst. host: who is your governor? caller: quinton. host: what would be your opinion of him? caller: no one can address the problems that we have here in illinois. we have problems with pension reforms. we're going to get caught up and nobody ever applies money in the right place. we're coming to the expiration of the tax increase and nothing has been done. evil,it there like see no hear no evil, speak no evil. host: another caller from illinois. independent mind. caller: good morning. i have to agree with the last caller. i would like to add that illinois has been democratic rolled for the last 20 plus years. it was run by chicago, basically. 175 billion dollars of pension debt. 100 plus is non-funded. we have the third highest gas tax in the nation. we have o
line.republican chicago, illinois. caller: everybody who complains about republicans -- we live here in illinois and we have a vetoproof senate and a vetoproof house. stand orlicans cannot stop our financial fiasco. we are the worst in the country, if not second-worst. host: who is your governor? caller: quinton. host: what would be your opinion of him? caller: no one can address the problems that we have here in illinois. we have problems with pension reforms. we're going to get caught up and...
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ted rowlands in washington, illinois. ted, thank you. >>> talk about a royal welcome for caroline kennedy. this is her welcome to japan this morning. this is day one officially on the job as u.s. ambassador there. she rode -- here she is. she rode to the imperial palace. this is a horse-drawn carriage. she was presented her credentials. critics question kennedy's selection given her lack of experience in diplomacy, per se, but you talk to her and she's proud of her new title. >> i just was honored to present my credentials to his majesty. i'm eager to begin work as ambassador. so it was a wonderful ceremony. i'm honored to represent my country. >> kennedy recognized the special significance of her appointment. her father, president john f. kennedy, fought against japan in world war ii. coming up on friday, it will be 50 years since president kennedy was assassinated in dallas. >>> coming up next, we will be getting new information on that state senator who was attacked, stabbed multiple times in his own home. police found
ted rowlands in washington, illinois. ted, thank you. >>> talk about a royal welcome for caroline kennedy. this is her welcome to japan this morning. this is day one officially on the job as u.s. ambassador there. she rode -- here she is. she rode to the imperial palace. this is a horse-drawn carriage. she was presented her credentials. critics question kennedy's selection given her lack of experience in diplomacy, per se, but you talk to her and she's proud of her new title. >>...
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mcchesney is one of our leading scholars of communications and society, a professor at the university of illinois, the author or editor of 23 books, and according to utne reader, one of the "50 visionaries who are changing your world." welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> great to be here. >> "dollarocracy." what does that mean?" >> well, democracy means rule of the people, one person, one vote. those are the powers, the demos. "dollarocracy" means the rule of the dollars. one dollar, one vote. those with lots of dollars have lots of power. those with no dollars have no power. so, elections are the one time people have an opportunity to come in and select who's going to control the government, really weigh in on what the policies will actually be. it's the one moment of real leverage citizens have. and we think what's happened in the last generation, and especially in the last decade, is the power of citizens to act as an effective force has been reduced to the point of near elimination. >> so, why rub our nose in it? i mean, everybody, as i've said in the opening, knows it. knows that money and
mcchesney is one of our leading scholars of communications and society, a professor at the university of illinois, the author or editor of 23 books, and according to utne reader, one of the "50 visionaries who are changing your world." welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> great to be here. >> "dollarocracy." what does that mean?" >> well, democracy means rule of the people, one person, one vote. those are the powers, the demos....
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the gentleman from illinois is recognized for his questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman, thank you, administrator, mccarthy for testifying today. i believe what you are doing is important. that being said, i have a number of problems with how epa does it job putting forward rules without stake holder input or negative impacts proposed rules have on regular americans. it's important to point out how far we've come according to the own data. since the implementation of the clean air act, emissions dropped by 72%, all while energy consumption increased by 47%. vehicle mile travel increased by 165%, and most importantly, gdp increased by 219%. that is why i'll continue pushing your agency to base regulation on sound, scientific principles and practices, and and there's statistical measures and methods in which epa seemed adverse to when the facts do not necessitate what often appears to be a politically predetermined regulatory approach. as you know, section 316b of the clean water act requires best technology available to minimize harm of organisms living in water
the gentleman from illinois is recognized for his questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman, thank you, administrator, mccarthy for testifying today. i believe what you are doing is important. that being said, i have a number of problems with how epa does it job putting forward rules without stake holder input or negative impacts proposed rules have on regular americans. it's important to point out how far we've come according to the own data. since the implementation of the clean air act,...
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several of them, southeastern michigan, in towards central illinois. and this is going to be the rule throughout the day today. a very dangerous situation. the storm prediction center doesn't issue a lot of these. this is a high-risk areas for chicago, indianapolis, and north of louisville. many cities here. millions of people involved. the red shaded area, moderate ricks. severe risk, all of the ingredients will come together for long lasting and very dangerous life-threatening weather. if you live in these regions, you need to be taking -- you know, taking alt of the precautions necessary and listening to your local weather station. we will keep on it and, jamie, this storm system is going to affect over 70 million people. straight line damaging winds across the ohio river valley and into the northeast. we will be on it throughout the day today in the evening hours as well. >> it will be a busy one for you. folks, get out your noaa radios. >> thanks so much. >>> meanwhile, revelations that the national security agency has been spying on foreign leade
several of them, southeastern michigan, in towards central illinois. and this is going to be the rule throughout the day today. a very dangerous situation. the storm prediction center doesn't issue a lot of these. this is a high-risk areas for chicago, indianapolis, and north of louisville. many cities here. millions of people involved. the red shaded area, moderate ricks. severe risk, all of the ingredients will come together for long lasting and very dangerous life-threatening weather. if you...
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illinois will almost the 16th state according to reports this week, charlie krchrist my face fight -- robert. >> bill nelson. >> may face a primary challenge. 200 point question signing a bill that encourages epi pen availability in schools, president obama revealed. >> daughter has allergy. >> more correct. >> malia is allergy ec to peanuts. >> next question after the final taped episode aired the week, the a & e new yorker refused to confirm or don't reports it has cancelled reports about this louisiana governor an convicted felon. >> edward edwards. >> we will accept ed war. and 200 points there. this is an instant bonus question. vote for the crook. it's important was a popular bumper sticker when he defeated whom for louisiana's governship in known 91? >> durk, david duke the former chanceman. 200 more points. 200 point question a profile noted the wife of this west coast democratic governor, a whom who used to be the chief woman for the gap. >> the governor of california, brown, jerry brown. >> an guss brown. shauna at 500. robert at 300. susan at 6:00. . >> close. >> it is a ve
illinois will almost the 16th state according to reports this week, charlie krchrist my face fight -- robert. >> bill nelson. >> may face a primary challenge. 200 point question signing a bill that encourages epi pen availability in schools, president obama revealed. >> daughter has allergy. >> more correct. >> malia is allergy ec to peanuts. >> next question after the final taped episode aired the week, the a & e new yorker refused to confirm or don't...
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. >>> illinois is set to become the 15th state to allow same-sex marriage. the state senate and house passed a gay marriage bill on tuesday. the governor, democrat pat quinn, says he'll sign it. the law goes into effect on june 1st of next year. >>> here's how same-sex marriage stands across america right now. 13 states and the district of columbia allow gay couples to marry. on the east coast that includes new york, new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts, vermont, new hampshire, maryland, maine and rhode island. in the midwest, minnesota and iowa. and on the west coast washington and california. >>> a new jersey mall that was the scene of a shooting is open again today. a man fired shots into the ceiling monday night at the westfield garden state plaza. no one was hurt. the gunman later committed suicide. authorities identified him as 20-year-old richard schoop. police say he had a history of drug use. his brother says he doesn't think he intended to harm anyone except himself. >>> a teacher wounded last week during the shootings at the los angeles internat
. >>> illinois is set to become the 15th state to allow same-sex marriage. the state senate and house passed a gay marriage bill on tuesday. the governor, democrat pat quinn, says he'll sign it. the law goes into effect on june 1st of next year. >>> here's how same-sex marriage stands across america right now. 13 states and the district of columbia allow gay couples to marry. on the east coast that includes new york, new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts, vermont, new...
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bill is cosponsored by two of our republican colleagues, senator collins of maine and senator kirk of illinois. when he came to the floor to speak on enda earlier this week, senator kirk noted the importance of a senator from his home state of illinois, being in a position of leadership on this civil rights issue, this really is an historic opportunity, and when the senate votes on final passage of the employment nondiscrimination act tomorrow, i hope we all will take advantage of this historic opportunity. thank you. and with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. merkley: i so much appreciate the comments of my colleague from delaware, first speaking to the importance of rebuilding our manufacturing sector, of creating living wage jobs, how important that is to building the middle class, providing the foundation for families to thrive, and then speaking to the core issue we're debating today, that of ending significant discrimination against millions of american citizens. the words were well-spoken, i say to the
bill is cosponsored by two of our republican colleagues, senator collins of maine and senator kirk of illinois. when he came to the floor to speak on enda earlier this week, senator kirk noted the importance of a senator from his home state of illinois, being in a position of leadership on this civil rights issue, this really is an historic opportunity, and when the senate votes on final passage of the employment nondiscrimination act tomorrow, i hope we all will take advantage of this historic...
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there have been hundreds of studies. >> illinois is just one of the states jumping in on the g.m.o. debate. maine and connecticut have passed laws but they need neighboring states to pass laws before they go into effect. washington state will vote tomorrow on an interesting law because it doesn't depend on neighboring states. jon: mike in chicago, thank you. jenna: one red sox player wants to cherish the team's world series win forever and he's doing it by buying one of the duck boats that carried the team through the streets of boston during the parade. jake peavy confirming that the boat purchased was this one on twitter. he said it's his and he hopes it stays in his family forever. no word yet whether fenway will make duck boat parking available to him at the ball park. excellent question we should ask. jon: just buy your own duck boat. why not? a new problem emerges for obamacare. not only are millions of americans find they cannot keep their coverage. now some of the country's top hospitals are opting out as well. and a new look at a time honored tradition. pregnant mothers sin
there have been hundreds of studies. >> illinois is just one of the states jumping in on the g.m.o. debate. maine and connecticut have passed laws but they need neighboring states to pass laws before they go into effect. washington state will vote tomorrow on an interesting law because it doesn't depend on neighboring states. jon: mike in chicago, thank you. jenna: one red sox player wants to cherish the team's world series win forever and he's doing it by buying one of the duck boats...
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gentleman from illinois, mr. shimkus, for three minutes. the chair: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for three minutes. mr. shimkus: thank you. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the chair: without objection. mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. i applaud my colleague and fellow subcommittee chairman on the energy and commerce for helping bring h.r. 1900 to the floor. this legislation would help ensure the key elements of our critical infrastructure will be improved and constructed on a timely and predictable basis. this is a goal we all can and should support. on a closely related subject, i, too, want to talk about the growing tendency among certain states to having obstructionist tactics to obtain projects. they've blocked federally approved projects. states have used federally delegated authority to block federally approved projects. the most prominent example is use of the clean water act to deny otherwise routine permits and approvals. as my colleagues suggested, we have legislated on th
gentleman from illinois, mr. shimkus, for three minutes. the chair: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for three minutes. mr. shimkus: thank you. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the chair: without objection. mr. shimkus: thank you, mr. speaker. i applaud my colleague and fellow subcommittee chairman on the energy and commerce for helping bring h.r. 1900 to the floor. this legislation would help ensure the key elements of our critical infrastructure will be improved and...
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look at the devastation out there in illinois from a couple of days ago. maria molina here with the very latest on the disaster. maria? >> steve, elisabeth and brian, the storm system moved through parts of the midwest on sunday and produced several tornadoes and national weather service survey crews did head out yesterday and surveyed the damage and confirmed multiple tornadoes out there. in washington, illinois, you're seeing aerial pictures now, heartbreaking seeing all of this damage and homes completely destroyed, it was confirmed that was an ef-4 tornado with winds of 190 miles per hour and that the length of the path of that tornado was 46.2 miles. that particular tornado killed one person and injured 122 people. also another confirmed tornado in gifford, illinois, an ef-3 confirmed with winds up to 140 miles per hour. that is just two of the confirmed tornadoes out of dozens across parts of illinois, parts of indiana and also kentucky. we'll continue to bring you the very latest. the forecast not looking good out here. we expect to see rain moving
look at the devastation out there in illinois from a couple of days ago. maria molina here with the very latest on the disaster. maria? >> steve, elisabeth and brian, the storm system moved through parts of the midwest on sunday and produced several tornadoes and national weather service survey crews did head out yesterday and surveyed the damage and confirmed multiple tornadoes out there. in washington, illinois, you're seeing aerial pictures now, heartbreaking seeing all of this damage...
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i found it here in illinois. 2 years, my claim just floated around. then they sent it to another state. within one month of the time that other state received my claim, they disapproved it. so i appealed. and it has gone on over 2 years. it was in the system here. one month they send it to another state. back toed it, a came illinois, and it is going to be all most another year and i'm waiting to see some of to appeal. -- see someone to appeal could i'm involved with the medical center here is a problems that were made more difficult while i was in vietnam, in reference to my feet and my legs and everything. they are very quick to take an disapproved claims of the veterans who went for many years i didn't realize the realize -- and didn't the problems that they were having mentally and physically. they just quickly disapproved it. host: mr. tarantino? guest: yeah, this is a big problem, and i'm glad you bring this up, because the majority of backlog claims are actually vietnam veterans. alot of this is because of lot of the past that practices time to
i found it here in illinois. 2 years, my claim just floated around. then they sent it to another state. within one month of the time that other state received my claim, they disapproved it. so i appealed. and it has gone on over 2 years. it was in the system here. one month they send it to another state. back toed it, a came illinois, and it is going to be all most another year and i'm waiting to see some of to appeal. -- see someone to appeal could i'm involved with the medical center here is...
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if passed they'll be the 15th or 16th state, that depends on when the governor of illinois signs that state's gay marriage bill. >>> as part of our champion to the economy series al jazeera visit as family business that survived the recession but now it's expanding. >> reporter: the kind of company where employee birthdays are celebrated. danny started his business in a bedroom 25 years ago. the company which refurbishes hand hard barcode reeders for companies such as starbucks and ups has now grown to 250 employees. >> i have to pinch myself a lot of times. even though we reached over 150 employees, we're still trying to keep that small feeling, but it gets harder. i don't know everybody's first name back there any more like i used to. and it's a mixed feeling because you got to grow so you give more, but you can't know everything. >> reporter: even so there are many long-time employees such as alexandra who view their coworkers as kind of extended family. >> yeah, i've been here for is a years. they are part of my family. >> reporter: responsibility to employees is one of the things
if passed they'll be the 15th or 16th state, that depends on when the governor of illinois signs that state's gay marriage bill. >>> as part of our champion to the economy series al jazeera visit as family business that survived the recession but now it's expanding. >> reporter: the kind of company where employee birthdays are celebrated. danny started his business in a bedroom 25 years ago. the company which refurbishes hand hard barcode reeders for companies such as starbucks...
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. >>> and lawmakers in illinois giving the green light to gay marriage after a year of intense lobbying by both sides. the state is now the 15th in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage. president obama applauded the move in his home state saying our journey in the nation is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are not treated like anyone else under lot. for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we hit to one another must be equal as well. pat quinn will sign the bill to take effect june 1st. >>> if you happen to be travel oeg. >> back to lovely l.a. >> i'm going to miss you. let's check the weather, chad. >> d.c. metro, fog, pittsburgh, same story. some winds in st. louis and detroit. really windy in dallas and low clouds seattle and portland. aftershowers. i know this looks like a mess. really short delays almost everywhere. not a real big travel ugly day. warm air across parts of the east coast. rain showers from canada, texas, ontario, quebec get wet again. the cold air coming into the west. warm air up in the east. 71 in atlanta, 51 in denver. it doesn't
. >>> and lawmakers in illinois giving the green light to gay marriage after a year of intense lobbying by both sides. the state is now the 15th in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage. president obama applauded the move in his home state saying our journey in the nation is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are not treated like anyone else under lot. for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we hit to one another must be equal as well. pat quinn will...
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itn america has worked with state and local policy makers in many statings, including florida, maine, illinois, new york, kentucky, missouri, ohio, and tennessee. itn america has completed a 50-state inventory of policies that create incentives or remove barriers to the use of private resources. and with with the national conference of state legislatures, we're disseminating the results to 10,000 policymakers. our research database is designed to study mobility for seniors. with the centers for disease control, we're studying driving transition for seniors in 17 communities across the country, and we've just completed six years of research to expand itn to rural communities through itn everywhere, a suite of software programs that brings together ride share, car share, volunteer transport and community transport. itn everywhere is to community mobility what ebay is to flea markets. senator nelson, senator collins, public resources may be scarce, but through the use of information technology and policies that remove barriers to the voluntary use of private resources, the future for community mo
itn america has worked with state and local policy makers in many statings, including florida, maine, illinois, new york, kentucky, missouri, ohio, and tennessee. itn america has completed a 50-state inventory of policies that create incentives or remove barriers to the use of private resources. and with with the national conference of state legislatures, we're disseminating the results to 10,000 policymakers. our research database is designed to study mobility for seniors. with the centers for...